2012-2013 Catalog > Courses > PSY - Psychology > 100
New Psychology majors will learn about the department and what it has to offer. Career options will be explored and students will be introduced to the faculty. Students also will be made aware of campus resources and taught appropriate study skills.
Basic concepts, methods, and points of view in psychology. Specific topics span the range from biological to personal to social determinants of behavior.
A series of computer-based laboratories to give the student hands on experience with a variety of phenomena in psychology. After the computer exercise, students discuss findings, implications, and applications in small groups. Attendance is required. PSY 129 must be taken at the same time, or must have been successfully completed in a previous semester.